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Setshwantsho sa khathune sa Florida bark scorpion
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Florida bark scorpion

Centruroides gracilis
Ka ga leina: Its name is misleading, because it is not native to Florida, even though that is where many people first meet it.1
E utlwisa botlhoko felaE a utlwisa botlhoko, mme ga e kitla e go gobatsa thata.
Diphepheng Go tlhabaE ja: Dikhukhwane
Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.

The Florida bark scorpion is a small scorpion with a sting that can cause serious harm. It is not really from Florida: it is native to northern Middle America and has spread to other places, including Florida. It hides under rocks, bark and rubbish, and sometimes lives inside houses.1

E tshela kwa
Native to northern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras. Introduced to Cuba, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Florida, parts of Africa and Tenerife.1
Amerika Bokone, Amerika Borwa
Gae
It lives under rocks and tree bark. Given the chance, it will live in the walls of houses and under rubbish piles in yards.1
Boleele
15 cm (5,9 in)1
Lebelo le le kwa godimo
e ka nna 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela
E ja eng?
It feeds on insects such as roaches. Captive scorpions can be fed termites or crickets.1
Ka nnete!Setshwantsho sa Florida bark scorpion
Florida bark scorpion. Setshwantsho: lazarus. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

  • Its colour varies. It may be reddish, black with reddish pincers, or dark brown with yellowish legs and red pincers.1
  • Some individuals are dark brown with reddish and black tail sections.1
  • Females reach up to 10 cm long. Males can grow over 15 cm long.1

Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: In Florida it lives alongside two native scorpions, the Hentz striped scorpion and the Guiana striped scorpion.1

Maatla a botlhole

Go tlhaba

Botlhole bo tswa ka lemao le le tlhabang.

Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?

This scorpion is venomous, but much less toxic than others in its genus. Its venom is neurotoxic (it attacks the nerves) and cardiotoxic (it affects the heart), and it causes the release of catecholamines, hormones that speed up the body. Local effects include pain, redness, itching and swelling. Possible symptoms include irregular or fast heartbeat, fluid in the lungs, nausea, vomiting, sweating, diarrhoea, shock, convulsions and coma.1

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.

It is much less toxic than other scorpions in its genus. Serious symptoms can still occur, and death is possible.1

Fa e tlhaba

  • Tsidifatsa fa go tlhabilweng ka pakana ya aese mme o dire gore motho a nne a sa tshikinyege. Batla thuso ya bongaka ka bonako, bogolo jang go bana: diphepheng dingwe di bolaya bana.

Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha

Nna o babalesegile

  • O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
  • E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
  • Fa e nngwe e go tlhaba: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.

Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

Florida bark scorpion e ka nna 15 cm ka boleele (5,9 in)Founu e e botlhale e ka nna 15 cm (5,9 in)Panana e ka nna 18 cm (7,1 in)
boleele jo bo lekanang le diboloko tsa go aga tsa ditshamekisi di le 5 mo molenge ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 180 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Florida bark scorpion e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E bonako go le kae?

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

1

Females can reproduce without a male, through a process called parthenogenesis.1

2

Newborn young ride on their mother's back.1

3

Tarantulas such as Tliltocatl vagans prey on it, and a tarantula may kill it even if the scorpion strikes first.1

4

In a laboratory study, males lived about 33 months on average and females about 38 months.1

5

Despite its name, it is native to northern Middle America, not Florida.1

Mosenyi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: It is a Florida native scorpion, as its name suggests.

Nnete: It is not native to Florida. It comes from northern Middle America and was introduced to Florida and other places.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense
Centruroides gracilis
Setlhopha
Diphepheng
Lelapa
Buthidae2
Lekoko
Scorpiones
Dikontinente
Amerika Bokone, Amerika Borwa
Masea
The female gives birth to a litter of 25 to 35 young, and litters of 91 have been recorded. The young ride on the female's back.1
Kotsi go batho
2 / 5: E botlhoko3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Centruroides gracilis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Centruroides gracilis (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
  3. Venom Wiki: seelo sa kotsi, bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kafa re di balang ka teng: Kafa re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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